Dispensing carton



Feb. 21, 1933.

E. w. JOHNSON 1,898,056

DISPENSING CARTON Filed July 23, 1930 3 Sheets-Sheet l Feb. 21, 1933. E.w. JOHNSON DISPENSING CARTON Filed July 25 1930 3 Sheets-Sheet 24e aA-MQ 2,2-

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Feb. 21, 1933. E11/[JOHNSON 1,898,056

DI S PENS ING CARTON Filed July 25, 1930 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Patented Feb.21, 1933 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE EDWARD W. JOHNSON, F CHICAGO,ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO CHICAGO CARTON COMPANY, 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ACORPORATION OF ILLINOIS DISPENSING CARTON Application led July 23,

This invention relates to a foldable paper carton, and moreparticularly, to a foldable paper carton capable of servin for adispensing magazine for cylindrica articles or packages, such ascylindrical candy packages.

lhe main ob'ects of the invention are to provide a folda le paper cartonof rigid but simple and easily assembled construction, having means fordispensing, one at a time,

10 the articles contained in the carton; to provide an arrangement whichwill dispense the articles by permitting the same to be Withdrawn, butwhich will be edective to prevent unassisted discharge of the articles;to provide improved means for maintaining the parts in assembledrelation; to provide a neat and attractive device of the class describedwhich will prominently display the articles and so assist in the salethereof, and, in genm eral, it is the object of my invention to providean improved carton of the type described.

Other objects and advantages of my invention Will be understood byreference to the 25 following specification and accompanying drawings inwhich I have illustrated my im proved dispensing carton in two of. itsse# lected forms. Y

In the drawings, of which there are three 30 sheets,

Fig. 1 is a perspective; y

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2;

Fig` 4 is a perspective of the bottom portion of a modified form of theinner box construction; Y

Fig. 5 is a plan of a portionV of the pa er blank which is folded toform the inner ox construction shown in Fig. 4

Fig. e is a plan of the blanl which is foldedv to form the outer boxshown in Figs. 1, 2 and3; e

Fig. 7 is a perspective of the outer box formed of the blank shown inFig. 6;

Fig. 8 is a plan of the blank which is folded to form the inner boxshown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3;

Fig. 9 is a perspective of the inner box formed with the blank shown inF i 8 5g. Fig. l0 is a perspective of a modgified form 1930., Serial No.470,068.

of my dispensing carton in which the structure involves only one blank;

Fig. 11 is a section on the line 11--11 of Fi 10, and

ig. 12 is a plan of the blank which is folded to form the dispensingcarton shown in Figs. and 11.

Referring 110W to the drawings, and particularly to Figs. 1 to 9inclusive, one form, a double bo'x form, of my invention includes C3 anouter box or cover 15 and an inner box or container 16.

The inner box consists of a bottom or back Wall, side Walls and endWalls, and the out-er box is in the form of a tubular body havingsuitable end closures. The inner box l lits inside ofthe outer box, andthe front Wall of the latter is provided with a display opening 17 and adispensing opening 18. The open side of the inner box being positioned Fadjacent the front of the o'uter box,.it Will be understood that thearticles contained in the inner box Will be visible through the displayopening 17 and removable through thedispensing opening 18. The inner box16 is^ formed of a blank (see Fig. 8) which includes a back or bottomWall member 19, side Walls 20 and 21, and iiaps projecting from the endsof said vvallA members to form end walls or closures for the inner box.

The upper or top end wall of the box is formed from side wall end flaps22 and 23 and a back end iap 24 which are folded into mutuallyoverlapping relation along suitable score lines which are indicated inbroken lines in Fig. 8 and which serve to facilitate folding at theproper places in .accordance with well known practice.

The side Wall end laps 22 and 23 are provided with openings 22a and 23,respectively, 90 which register when the flaps are folded, and the backend flap 24 is provided with an extension 24a which is notched toprovide a tongue 24b intermediate its width. The side wall end flaps arefolded into overlapping relation and the openings 22L and 23a registerwith lone another, as shown in Fig. 2. The back wall end flap 24 is thenfolded into overlapping relation on the outside of the side wall endflaps, and the extension 24a is folded 100 around the front end of theoverlapping side wall flaps, and the tongue 24" is inserted through theregistering openings 22 and 23" and between the adjacent iaps 23 and 24(see Fig. 2). The extension 24a.may conveniently be provided with ascore line 24c intermediate its length for facilitating insertion of thetongue without cracking the paper as an incident to the folding thereofnecessary for inserting the tongue. The incidentally formed side tongues24d remain on the inside of the end wall, and it will be seen thatbecause of the resiliency of the paper or cardboard of which the box isformed, the tongues 24" and 24d tend to grip the interposed end flaps soas to maintain the parts in as embled position. The tongue 24" is alsofrictionally held between the flaps 23 and 24 to resist withdrawal ofthe tongue.

The bottom end wall or closure for the inner box 16 is formed of sidewall end flaps 25 and 26 anda back wall end flap 27. The side wall flaps25 and 26 are provided with openings 25" and 26a, respectively, and theback wall flap 27 is provided with an extension 27EL which is providedwith an intermediate tongue 27b and side tongues 27d, all similar to thestructure of the top end wall. end flaps25, 26 and 27 are folded intooverlapping relation in substantially the same manner as above describedin connection with the top vend closure and the parts are locked inassembled overlapping position in substantially a like manner.

The lower end closure or wall of the inner carton is further providedwith means coni stituting a guard for the dispensing opening,

i. e., a device for normally retaining the articles in the carton. Thisguard is formed of a lip 28 integral with one of the side wall bottomend aps, in this instance, integral with the flap 26. When the bottomend flaps..

25, 26 and 27 are folded into overlapping relation, the lip28 is foldedlupwardly and the and inwardly inclined position or angular relation tothe normal plane of thebox bottom. This arrangement obviously serves toprevent the cylindrical packages designated P in Fig. 2 from rollingoutwardly across the bottom wall of the box.

Inasmuch as the articles or packages are withdrawn from the cartonacross the inclined guard part 27", there may bea tendency to pull thetongue 27"-out of its inter-` locking relation with the end iiaps. Inlorder to prevent such possible withdrawal, I rovide an auxiliary lockwhich is forme by means of an ear 27 which is punchedout of The` theextension 27" and extends forwardly or in the direction opposite to thatof the tongue 27 The ear 27 is inserted through the registering openings25a and 26" and between the outer end flap 27 and adjacent inner flap26. The locking ear 27" obviously resists withdrawal of the tongue 27"from locked position, and hence the bottom wall fiaps are effectivelylocked in assembled, overlapping relation.

In Figs. 4'and 5, I have illustrated a modified form of lock forpreventing accidental withdrawal of thetongue 27 In this form, thetongue 27" is provided with projections 27ln which serve to increase thewidth of the tongue in excess of the corresponding dimension of theopening through which it is passed. In this construction, the end flap25 is provided with an opening 29, the length of which is approximatelythe same as the dimension indicated at 30 of the neck part of the tongue27". The flap 26 is provided with an enlarged opening 30, the length ofwhich is greater than the over-all Width of the tongue 27". The tongue27" is split, as indicated at 31,y so that it may be collapsed. Inassembling this modified construction, the flap 25 overlies the flap 30and the tongue 27" is collapsed and inserted through the opening 29,after which it is permitted to expand to its normal width. Whe-n -soexpanded, the tongue is positioned in the enlarged opening 30 vand theprojections 27xn hook behind the corners of the. opening 29, as clearlyshownA in Fig. 4, to prevent withdrawal of the tongue. By providing theintermediate flap 26 with an enlarged opening 30, it will be seen thatthe thickness of the tongue is not added .to the thickness of the endwall,

inasmuch asv the tongues thickness is received within the thickness ofthe flap 26. Of course, this feature may be incorporated in thestructure shown in Figs.l 1, 2, 3, 8 and 9, if desired, by simplyenlarging the openally extending position, as shown in Fig. 2,

andy the extension 27 is provided with a `score line 27c whichfacilitates folding of the extension around the lip in'close-fittingposition, as shown in Fig. 2. The score line 24 in the extension 24* ofthejupper closure flap 24 may be located at any convenient distance`from the Vmain folding line 24 along which the extension is foldedaroundv the flaps L22 and 23.

By reference'to Fig. 8, it will be seen that the flaps 22 andy 23 arerecessediat their front edges 'as indicated at 22" and 23",respectiveptherwise secured thereto.

Hush with the front edges of the side walls 20' and 21, as clearly shownin Fig. 2.

rl`l1e outer box or cover is formed of a blank shown in Fig. 6, whichincludes a front wall 35, a back wall 36, side walls 37 and 38, and auniting lip 39. Suitable score lines are rovided, as indicated in brokenlines, for acilitating folding of the blank into the form of a tubularbox body, the lip 39 being designed to overlap the marginal portion ofthe adjacent side wall and to be glued or For closing the top of thetubular, outer box, l provide an end flap 36a which extends from theback wall 36 and which is designed to be folded forwardly over theupperend of the tubular body, as shown in Fig. 7. The front end of theilap 36EL is provided with a tongue 36b which may be inserted into thebox body between the front wall 35 thereof and the front edge of the topwall of the inner box, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. A iiap -35a is alsoprovided as an extension on the upper end ef the front wall 35, this iapbeing desirably shaped and provided with other matter to constitute anattractive display or advertisement of the goods contained in thecarton. rhis flap 35El normally extends upwardly, as indicated in Figs.1, 2 and 7, but for shipping purposes may be folded down flat on the endwall 36a. Suitable score lines or the like are provided for facilitatingfolding of the flaps 35a and 36a at the upper ends of the respectivewalls from which they project, and similar provision may be made forfacilitating folding of the tongue 36".

A bottom closure for the outer box body may be provided in the form ofiiaps 37a and 33 which project from the bottom ends of the respectiveside walls 37 and 33.

l/lJben the outer box blank is folded to form the tubular body, the daps37:l and 38n may be folded in opposite directions into overlappingrelation as clearly shown in Fig. 7, and suitable provision may be madefor maintaining the flap in such overlapped position. lin this instance,l provide-a tongue 33h on the ap 38a which is designed to be insertedthrough a slit or slot 37b in the corner between the side wall 37 andflap 37a.

rThe lower -portion of the front wall 35 is cut away as indicated at 39,and the'adjacent lower front portions of the side walls 37 and 33 arecut away as indicated at 37 and 38c to form an open-ended dispensingopening in the front of the outer box and at the bottom thereof.

rllhe inner box 16 is of such size that it may be inserted endwise intothe outer box from either the top or bottom of the outer box, and thelower front portions of the sides or side walls 20 and 21 are cut awayas indicated at 26 and 21, respectively, to register with the cut-awayside portions 37c and 38c of the outer box sides. It will be seen thatthe dispensing opening thus formed in the lower front of the carton isprovided with open ends or finger recesses which facilitate withdrawalof the articles from the carton through the dispensing opening.

As shown in the drawings, the vertical dimension of the dispensingopening, i. e., the distance between the bottom edge of the front wall35 of the outer box and the highest point of the guard 27a is slightlyless than the dia-meter of the articles dispensed. Hence, in withdrawingone ofthe packages or articles from the carton through the dispensingopening, it is necessary to slightly compress the guard to enlarge theopening. If desired, the opening may be made approximate ly the same orslightly greater than the diameter of the articles dispensed so that itwill not be necessary to compress the guard in withdrawing the articles.It will, of course, be understood that the guard 27EL is more or lessresiliently maintained in operative position by the resiliency of thepaper of which the box is formed and by the resiliency of the lip 28.Hence, the guard may yield to permit withdrawal of one of the articlesshould the article be of greater diameter than the dispensing opening.

rll`he single blank or single box construction shown in Figs. 10 andllis formed from a blank such as shown in Fig. 12. This blank includes afront wall member 45, a back wall member 46, side members 47 and 48, anda lip or ear 49. The blank is suitably scored, as indicated in brokenlines, to facilitate folding thereof so as to form a tubular box body,the lip 49 being suitably secured to the inside of the adjacent marginalportion of the side wall member 47. rlhe top of the tubular box body isclosed by means of end daps 47a and 48a which project from the upperends of the side walls 47 and 48, respectively, and a iiap 46a whichprojects from the top of the .back wall 46. rlhe flaps 47 and 48a aredesigned to be folded into mutually overlapping relation, and the flap46a is designed to be folded forwardly over /the iiaps 47a and 483, thesaid Hap 46a being provided with a tongue 46" which may be insertedbetween the front edges of the aps 47a and 48a and the inside of thefront wall 45, as clearly shown `in Fig. 11. @ne of the :flaps 50 or 51,in this instance, the tlap 50, is provided with a lip 5()b which isadapted to be folded along a suitable score line into laterallyextending position relative to the Hap 50 and substantially in the samemanner as the lip 28 is folded and positioned in th structure shown inFig. 2.

VThe back wall 46 is also provided at its lower end with an end closureHap 52 having an extension 53 provided with tongues 53* and 53". Theextension 53 is suitably scored and arranged to be folded around theupwardly extending lip 50", and the tongue 53 may be passed through theregistering openings and 51 and inserted between the outer flap and theadjacent flap, as clearl 1y shown in Fig. 11. The tongue 53a may also beprovided with a locking ear 53 designed to be passed through theregistering openings 50a and 5l8L and inserted forwardly between theouter flap 52 and the adjacent flap 50 to prevent accidental withdrawalof the rebent extension 53. As clearly shown in Fig. 11, the rebentextension and tongue structure, in cooperation with the laterallyextending lip 50", constitutes a guard for preventing unassisteddischarge of the articles from the carton. 4

The front wall 45.0f the carton is cut away at its lower end, asindicated at 54, and the adjacent front portions of the side walls 47and 48 are recessed as shown at 55 and 56 v to provide an open-endeddispensing opening, the open ends of the opening serving as fingerrecesses to facilitate the withdrawal of an article from the carton.rPhe front wall may also be provided with a display opening 56 which isnarrower than the width of the box and the length of the articles to bedispensed therefrom.

The single-box structure just described has certain advantages over thedouble-box structure, particularly in respect of cost,

while the double-box structure has V/certain advantages such as greaterrigidity and, in

some instances, a greater convenience in filling the inner box with thearticles to be 3g dispensed.

I am aware that changes may be made in the above described structureswithout departing from the spirit of the invention,

M, the scope of which should be determined by 40 reference to thefollowing claims, the same being construed as broadly as possibleconsistent with the state of the art.

I claim as my invention: 4

, 1. In a paper carton of the cla'ss descrlbed, Il; the combination offront, side and back walls forming a tubular body, and top and.- bottomclosures for said body, th@ front wall being provided with a .dispensingopeningadjacent the bottom closure, one of said side walls being cutaway at the adjacent end of said dispensing opening to provide a fingerrecess to facilitate withdrawal of an article from the carton throughsaid dispensing opening, and means overlying said bottom wall foryieldingly resisting withdrawal of articles from the carton through saiddispensing opening. 2. In a folded paper carton 4of the class described,the combination of a back wall, side walls projecting therefrom, an endclosly overlapping relation from said side walls, a flap projecting fromsaid back wall and overlapping said side wall flaps on the outsidethereof, and means for lock1ng said iaps 1n said overlapping relationcomprising a reure comprising aps projecting into mutual-j bent,rearwardly extending tongue portion, integral with said back wall flap,overlapping the end closureon the inside thereof and having interlockingengagement therewith to lappin said side wall end flaps on the outside lthereo means for locking said flaps in said overlapping relationcomprising a rebent tongue, integral with said back wall end flap,overlapping the end closure on the inside thereof and anchored thereto,and means for locking said tongue in said flap-locking position.

4. In a folded paper carton of the class described, the combination of'a back wall, side walls projecting therefrom, an end closure comprisingflaps projecting into mutually overlapping relation from said sidewalls, a flap projecting from said back wall and overlapping said sidewall end aps @il the outside thereof, means for'lo'clging said Haps insaid overlapping relation comprising a rebent, rearwardly extendingtongue, integral with said back wall end ap, overlappin said side wallend iiaps on the inside thereo and hav- 4ing interlocking engagementwith one of the latter, and means for locking said tongue in saidposition comprising an ear integral with said ton e, projectingforwardly and having interloc ing engagement with one of said side wallend flaps.

5. In a folded paper carton ofthe class described, the combination of aback wall, side walls projecting therefrom, an end closure comprisingflaps projecting into mutually overlapping relation from said sidewalls, said overlapping side wall end flaps having registering openingstherein, a fia/p projecting from said back wall and overlapping saidside wall end iiaps on the outside lio thereof, means for locking saidend flaps in said overlapping relation comprising a rearwardly rebenttongue integral with said back wall end flap, overlapping said side wallend iiaps on the inside thereof and extending through said registeringopenings and between the back wall end flap and the adjacent side wallendflap, and means for locking said tongue in said position comprisingan ear integral with said tongue, projecting forwardly and insertedthrough said end iap openings and between the back Wall end flap and theadjacent side wall end flap.

6.- In a folded paper carton of the class described, the combination ofa back wall,

side walls projecting therefrom, an end closure comprising flapsprojecting into mutually overlapping relation from said back and sidewalls, the innermost of said end flaps having an opening therein andanother of said daps having an extension integral therewith, rebentupwardly and rearwardly so as to overlap said end closure on the insidethereof, said rebent extension having'a portion extending through theopening in innermostwvall end flap, and said portion being of greaterwidth at its outer-end than the corresponding dimension of said openingand being resiliently collapsible to reduced width to permit passagethereof through said opening, said greater width serving to resistwithdrawal of said portion from said locking position.

7. ln a folded paper carton ofthe class described, the combination of aback wall, side walls projecting therefrom, an end closure comprisingflaps integral with said back and side walls and projecting therefrominto mutually overlapping relationf'a lip extending laterally upwardlyfrom the front edge of one of said idaps, an extension on another ofsaid flaps folded around said lip to form a guard for engaging articlesin the carton to retain such articles in the carton, said extensionhaving a portion interlocking with the innermost end Hap to maintainsaid flaps in said overlapping relation.

8. ln a folded paper carton of thev rclam described, the combination ofa pair of wall members, an end closure comprising a pair of end flapsintegral with said wall members and projecting therefrom into mutuallyoverlapping relation, a lip extending laterally from the front edge ofone of vsaid flaps, an extension on the other of said iaps folded aroundsaid lip to form a guard for engaging articles in the carton to retainthe same in the carton, said extension havin a portion secured to thefirst-mentioned ap to maintain said flaps in said overlapping relation.

9. ln a folded paper, dispensing carton for cylindrical packages or likearticles, the combination of a front wall having a dispensing opening atits lower end, and a bottom wall provided with an overlying guardextending inwardly and downwardly adjacent its front edge for resistingmovement of the articles outwardly from the carton across said bottomwall.

10. ln a folded paper carton for cylindrical packages and the like, thecombination of a back wall, side walls extending therefrom and end flapsprojecting from said back and side walls into mutually overlappingrelation to form a bottom closure for one end of the carton, one of theend fiaps having a lip extending laterally inwardly therefrom, the outeriiap having an extension folded upwardly and inwardly around said lipinto overlapping position relative to said bottom closure, saidoverlapping extension being secured at its inner end to the bottom walland being disposed at an angle to the planeof the latter, whereby saidextension serves to prevent cylindrical articles contained in saidcarton from rolling outwardly over said bottom wall.

11. In a carton for cylindrical packages and the like, the combinationof a back wall, side walls extending therefrom and end flaps projectingfrom said back and side walls into mutually overlapping relation to forma bottom wall for one end of the carton, one of the end flaps having anextension folded upwardly and inwardly into overlapping position,relative to said bottom wall, said overlapping extension being anchoredat its inner end to the bottom wall and being disposed in a downwardlyand inwardly inclined position relative to the plane of the bottom wall,whereby said extension constitutes a guard for preventing cylindricalarticles contained in said carton from rolling outwardly over saidbottom wall, and means for yieldably maintaining said guard in saidinclined position.

12. A folded paper carton for cylindrical packages and like articlescomprising an inner box open at its front and having back and side wallsand interlocking flaps at its upper and lower ends, and an outerenclosing box having connected front, side and back walls and vfoldableflaps forming upper and lower ends and the lower portion of the frontwall of the outer box and the adjacent portions of the side walls ofboth the inner and outer boxes being cut away to provide an open-endeddispensing opening extending the full width of the box.

13. A` folded paper carton for cylindrical packages and like articlescomprising an inner box open at its front and having back and side wallsand interlocking flaps at its upper and lower ends, and an outerenclosing box having connected front, side and back walls and foldableiiaps forming upper and lower. ends, the lower portion of the front wallof the outer box and the adjacent portions of the-` side walls of boththe inner and outer boxes being cut away to provide an openendeddispensing opening extending the full width of the box, and -meansoverlying and integral with said interlocking iaps at the lower end ofthe inner box forming a guard for said dispensing opening.

14. A folded paper carton for cylindrical packages and like articlescomprising an inner box open at its front and having back and side wallsand` interlocking flaps at its upper and lower ends, and an outerenclosing box having connected front, side and bac walls and foldableHaps forming upper and lower ends, the lower portion of the front wallof the outer box and the adjacent portions of the side walls of boththe. inneri and outer boxes being cut away to provide an open-endeddislensing opening extending the full width of t e box, and meansoverlyin l 5 and integral with the lower end of one of sai boxes forminga guard for said dispensing openmlgIi 15. a folded aper carton of theclass described, the com ination of a back wall,

.10 side walls projecting therefrom, an end closure comprlsing flapsprojecting ilito mutual- Jy overlapping relation from said walls, the`innermost f said fia s having an opening therein, another of sald fiapshaving'an ex- -15 tension integral therewith, rebent upwardly A andrearwardll7 so as to overla said end. closure on the inslde thereof, sairebent extension having a. (portion extendin through the opening in saiinnermost end ap, and said 5:3 rebent extension having an ear inte althere-A with, projecting forwardl'n an inserted' through said openingfor loc 'ng said rebent extenslon in sind rebent osition.

. W. JOHNSON.

